Pork for Sheep and Goats

I’ve just seen a list of some of the earmarks included in the new farm bill. The top item is "Baucus National Sheep and Goat Industry Improvement Center $1 million." Here are a couple of other items on the list:

• Baucus Camelina Pilot Program $9 million
• Biden Chesapeake Bay Watershed Conservation Program $382 million
• Cardin Chesapeake Bay Watershed Conservation Program $382 million
• Casey Chesapeake Bay Watershed Conservation Program $382 million
• Chambliss Cost Share Assistance for Wildlife Corridors Up to $100 million

These are just a few of the items included in a bill that will reportedly cost taxpayers a whopping $700 billion over the next decade. Bush has already threatened a veto on the bill, but it looks like the vote margin is big enough that it’ll pass anyway.